Rapid Particle Systems has introduced the Single Particle Explorer (SPE) raman.ID + metal.ID 5, which can automatically detect the chemical structure and elemental composition of a 15um particle.
The SPE raman.ID + metal.ID utilises an automated optical microscope to measure the shape and size of each particle, immediately executes chemical analysis and records the results in a spectra library without the need for sample transfer or user interaction.
The device reduces analysis time and eliminates Trace Fiber losses that otherwise occur due to sample transfer from one analytical device to another.
It combines Raman Spectroscopy and Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) procedures into one device.
The product has been implemented in applications such as criminal investigations or industrial damage and contamination analysis, which require rapid identification of possible polluters as small as one hundredth of a mm.
The SPE has been recently used by an automotive company to launch its pilot project, designed to assess the technical cleanliness of automotive parts.
The device is also being used by a pharmaceutical company to detect and control foreign particles in injectable drug manufacturing.
A pre-filled syringe manufacturer, using the metal.ID + raman.ID unit , was able to trace the source of glass particles in its sample to the process pump, as opposed to the syringe wall of its parenteral sample, within a few hours.
